> I used "make menuconfig" and configured the kernel by hand (having read > the configuration from the old 2.2.18 config), was it wrong? > Does "oldconfig" makes some magic conversions from old version of > configfile?
It only works from 2.Y.x -> 2.Y.x anyway (not 2.2.x -> 2.4.x) afaik (you could try it out though). I think the problem might be the old 2.2.18 kernel to 2.4.9 upgrade. But since you upgraded all important packages (like modutils etc.) from the url you mentioned i'm kinda clueless. Maybe sth. went wrong. Pls check if lsmod -V gives 2.4.6 or higher. Does everything work if you boot the old kernel again? If nothing helps then build 2.4.9 again, you probably missed sth. during the config. !thomas
